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Vulnerabilization of Migrant Workers During Crises

Claudine Burton-Jeangros — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 08:39:24 +0000

The COVID-19 pandemic hit undocumented migrant workers, a population already living in precarious and particularly hard circumstances. Often overlooked and misunderstood, their lives remain largely invisible with limited data available to illustrate their struggles, especially in times of crisis. In Geneva, Switzerland, many grappled to cope with losing their jobs,

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Mobile Resistance: The Rise of Digital Nomadism in COVID-19 China

Jinjin Zhang — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 07:29:17 +0000

In a world where state power is tightening its grip, how do we make sense of the desire for mobility? And what does digital nomadism look like in the Global South, especially in a country like China during the COVID-19 era? While the pandemic may feel like a thing of

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Stimmrecht für Ausländer*innen ja oder nein: macht es überhaupt einen Unterschied?

Anita Manatschal — Thu, 30 May 2024 07:30:24 +0000

Die Positionen für oder gegen das Stimmrecht für Ausländer*innen sind im öffentlichen Diskurs parteipolitisch abgesteckt. Doch was sagt die Wissenschaft zu einem möglichen Nutzen des Stimmrechts für die Integration zugewanderter Personen? Die Suche nach einer Antwort gestaltet sich, wie in den Sozialwissenschaften üblich, komplex, führt jedoch zu einem nuancierten und

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Droit de vote cantonal pour les résident⸱e⸱s étranger⸱ère⸱s en débat à Genève et Bâle-Ville

Rosita Fibbi — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 07:30:20 +0000

En 2024, la question de la participation politique des résident⸱e⸱s étranger⸱ère⸱s est à nouveau d’actualité à Genève et à Bâle-Ville. Ces deux cantons urbains présentent nombre de parallélismes. Le dynamisme de leur tissu économique s’accompagne d’une proportion élevée de résident⸱e⸱s sans passeport suisse qui atteignent respectivement 41% et 38% de

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Kantonales Wahlrecht für ausländische Einwohner*innen: Zu den Debatten in Genf und Basel-Stadt

Zaira Esposito — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 13:04:06 +0000

Die Frage der politischen Partizipation von ausländischen Einwohner*innen in Genf und Basel-Stadt ist wieder aktuell. Die beiden städtischen Kantone weisen zahlreiche Parallelen auf. Ihr dynamisches wirtschaftliches Umfeld geht einher mit einem hohen Anteil an Bewohner*innen ohne Schweizer Pass, die im Jahr 2023 jeweils 41% bzw. 38% der Wohnbevölkerung ausmachten. In

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Pandemic Citizenship: Ruptures or Reinforcements of Old Trends?

Jelena Dzankic — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 10:30:02 +0000

How much has the pandemic changed the governance of citizenship? Which ad hoc responses to the global health crisis have become embedded in ways states allocate rights and obligations to their citizens, and which ones have withered away? The pandemic has opened up a number of avenues to reflect on

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Navigating the Controversy: European Policies and Ukrainian Refugees

Nataliya Tchermalykh — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 09:07:34 +0000

The ongoing invasion of Ukraine has transformed the European landscape of migration, making Ukrainians the largest group of arriving asylum seekers. This group stands out not only for its demographics – comprising predominantly of women, the elderly, and children – but also for its unprecedented transborder mobility. In light of

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Racisme et participation citoyenne : focus sur l’islamophobie genrée

Meriam Mastour — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 08:09:05 +0000

Une étude du Forum suisse pour l’étude des migrations et de la population (SFM) démontre qu’il existe en Suisse un racisme structurel (systémique). L’étude définit le racisme structurel comme un système social qui reproduit des inégalités. Voyons comment les institutions politiques et médiatiques suisses participent à ces inégalités en restreignant

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The Most-Read Blog Posts of ‘22

Aldina Camenisch — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 14:26:29 +0000

In 2022, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine marked the return of war to Europe. The ongoing impact of COVID-19, global economic inequality, gender and racial disparities, recurring humanitarian crises in countries such as Syria and Afghanistan, and frequent extreme weather events have exacerbated the situation. These factors have all led to

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Race, Rootedness and the Geographies of Sanctuary During the Pandemic

Eloise Thompson — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 09:41:14 +0000

During a crisis, like the COVID-19 pandemic, there seems to be an instinctive turn towards sanctuary and roots. In 2020, repatriation flights and exceptions from travel restrictions allowed particular categories of travelers to return home. But our ideas about sanctuary are also restrictive, implicitly leaning on often racialized assumptions about

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